Journal of Haehwa Medicine (혜화의학회지)

Research Institute of Korean Medicine (대전대학교 한의학연구소)
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Clinical Study on Two Cases of In patients with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

당뇨병성 말초 신경병증 2례에 대한 임상고찰

  • Choi, Hoon-Seob (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon Univ.) ;
  • Cho, Chung-Sik (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon Univ.) ;
  • Kim, Chul-Jung (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon Univ.)
  • 최훈섭 (대전대학교 한의과대학 신계내과학교실) ;
  • 조충식 (대전대학교 한의과대학 신계내과학교실) ;
  • 김철중 (대전대학교 한의과대학 신계내과학교실)
  • Accepted : 2004.10.18
  • Published : 2004.12.30
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Abstract

Two cases of in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy were reported in this clinical study. After the study, the results were as follows: 1. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy was occurred with both insulin dependent diabetic mellitus(IDDM) patients, long and short durations, and non insulin dependent diabetic mellitus(NIDDM) patients. However, the degree of subjective symptom was stronger with the former patients. 2. Non insulin dependent diabetic mellitus(NIDDM) patients on dosage of Gamisamultang (加味四物湯) showed remarkable decrease of duration of illness and pain; however, plantar causalgic pain was unremarkable. In contrast to non insulin dependent diabetic mellitus(NIDDM) patients, long duration of insulin dependent diabetic mellitus(IDDM) patients showed remarkable decrease of plantar causalgic pain: however, pain decreased unremarkably. 3. The general treatment of diabetic patients was the control of blood glucose level; however it seemed to be no effect on the degree of subjective symptom. When patients were treated with acupuncture, followed by electropucture, on Palpung(八風), Taechung(太衝:Liv3), Chok-imup(足臨泣: Gb41), Hyonjong(縣鐘 : G39), Sungsan(承山 : B57), Chok-Samni(足三里 : S36), and Yangnungchon(陽陵泉 : G34) showed a great effect on decreasing the pain.

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